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Term Start	Term End	Role	State	Party
2003	2008	Senator	IA	Democrat
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Committee Membership

Most Recent Sponsored Bills

Bill	Status	Last Action
S.3714 A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated exchange, and for other purposes.	Introduced	Nov 20, 2008
S.3627 Every Student Counts Act	Introduced	Sep 26, 2008
S.3597 A bill to provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009.	This Bill Has Become Law	Oct 08, 2008

Recent Voting History

The votes below were taken by roll call, a voting procedure that records a vote from every Senator or Representative on the bill under consideration. This Member of Congress may have voted on other bills by the process known as "voice vote", but these votes are not recorded.

Bill	Voted
H.R.6867 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6867 )	Aye (with party) November 20, 2008
H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 On Passage of the Bill (H. R. 1424 As Amended )	Aye (with party) October 01, 2008
H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 On the Amendment (Dodd Amdt. No. 5685 )	Aye (with party) October 01, 2008

Voting Trends Analysis

The information below is an initial analysis of voting trends for this Member of Congress, calculated by cross-referencing all of this member's votes from the current 110th Congress (Jan. 2007 - Jan. 2009). The results are intended to offer some helpful context for the place that this Member of Congress occupies in the Congressional landscape. In the next steps of site development, OpenCongress will incorporate more detailed analyses of voting trends to give you a comprehensive snapshot of every Member of Congress.

Most often votes with: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
Least often votes with: Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
Republican most often votes with: Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
Democrat least often votes with: Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
Votes with party: 95%
Abstains: 3%

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Thomas Harkin in the News

June 12, 2008 Where does the non-farm farm bill funding go?

During voting for the bill, Senator Thomas Harkin (D-Iowa) said, "This bill does more to strengthen federal food assistance than any bill we have passed ...

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Source: The Marshall Democrat-News, MO

June 11, 2008 Gap's Message on Child Labor

... president of the Gap brand in North America, and Sen. Thomas Harkin (D., Iowa), a leader on eradicating the worst forms of child labor and chairman of ...

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Source: Women's Wear Daily

February 19, 2008 Where's The Stem Celebration?

When Bush put limits on federal funding of ESCR, he was called a "moral ayatollah" by Sen. Thomas Harkin. Never mind that he was right that non-embryonic ...

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Source: Investor's Business Daily (subscription)

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November 25, 2008 Riehl World View: Observations: Hank Paulson On A Plane

Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Sen. Thomas Harkin (D-IA) Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD) ). Bill Clinton is to be held accountable for signing the bill into law, and Robert Rubin is to be held accountable for supporting the legislation. ...

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November 25, 2008 10 Elder-Friendly Bills That May Be Enacted In The New Congress

Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Harkin (D-IA). Summary: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports. ...

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Source: Law Office of Donald D. Vanarelli Blog

November 24, 2008 Life Care Planning: 10 Elder-Friendly Bills in Congress That May ...

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Thomas Harkin in the News

June 12, 2008 Where does the non-farm farm bill funding go?

June 11, 2008 Gap's Message on Child Labor

February 19, 2008 Where's The Stem Celebration?

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November 25, 2008 Riehl World View: Observations: Hank Paulson On A Plane

November 25, 2008 10 Elder-Friendly Bills That May Be Enacted In The New Congress

November 24, 2008 Life Care Planning: 10 Elder-Friendly Bills in Congress That May ...

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